"an actor, and took the role as a favor to Hudlin. Three of the actors in this film have starred in the James Bond 007 films. This includes Geoffrey Holder (Baron Samedi from the film ""Live and Let Die""), Grace Jones (May Day from the film ""A View to a Kill""), and Halle Berry (Giacinta ""Jinx"" Johnson from the film ""Die Another Day""). The majority of the film was shot in New York City during the winter. Although it was very cold, the director said that it was still ""great to actually be in the city and get that authentic"
"Mayday (film) Mayday is a 2005 American television film, based on the 1979 thriller novel by American author Thomas Block. The novel was updated in 1998 by authors Thomas Block and Nelson DeMille and re-released as a paperback. The film stars Aidan Quinn, Gail O'Grady, Dean Cain, Charles Dutton, Michael Murphy and Kelly Hu. A state-of-the-art supersonic passenger jet is flying from San Francisco to Tokyo. At 12 miles () above the Pacific Ocean, the Pacific Global Flight 52 is struck by an errant U.S. Navy missile that cripples the aircraft. The missile has killed the flight crew, and left"
"outstanding student performers wishing to pursue further education."" These scholarships have been awarded by the Irene Ryan Foundation since 1972. Irene Ryan Irene Ryan (born Jessie Irene Noblitt; October 17, 1902 – April 26, 1973) was an American actress who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television, and Broadway. Ryan is most widely known for her portrayal of Daisy May ""Granny"" Moses, the mother-in-law of Buddy Ebsen's character, on the long-running TV series ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" (1962–1971), for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1963 and 1964. Ryan was born"
"May (film) May is a 2002 American psychological horror film written and directed by Lucky McKee in his directorial debut. Starring Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris, and James Duval, the film follows a lonely young woman (Bettis) traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her. May Dove Canady is a 28-year-old woman, who suffered from a troubled childhood due to her lazy eye. She has very little social interactions, her only ""true friend"" being a glass-encased doll named Suzie made by her mother and given to May for her birthday"
"fan of ""James Bond"" films, Marlohe said that ""you can feel a lot of freedom in creation [of a character] because it is a world between reality and imagination"". She was more intrigued by the ""Bond"" villains, particularly Grace Jones' performance as May Day in the 1985 film ""A View to a Kill"". Marlohe also cited Xenia Onatopp in the 1995 film ""GoldenEye"" as her favorite Bond girl, and said she was inspired by Famke Janssen for her approach to Sévérine. When asked about her preference for antagonists, Marlohe responded that she preferred parts that have ""elements of whimsy and"
"with incapacitated passengers."" Mayday (film) Mayday is a 2005 American television film, based on the 1979 thriller novel by American author Thomas Block. The novel was updated in 1998 by authors Thomas Block and Nelson DeMille and re-released as a paperback. The film stars Aidan Quinn, Gail O'Grady, Dean Cain, Charles Dutton, Michael Murphy and Kelly Hu. A state-of-the-art supersonic passenger jet is flying from San Francisco to Tokyo. At 12 miles () above the Pacific Ocean, the Pacific Global Flight 52 is struck by an errant U.S. Navy missile that cripples the aircraft. The missile has killed the flight"
"Tango"" (1991), ""Becoming Colette"" (1991) and ""The Tit and the Moon"" (1994). In the United States she is best known for her role as an alien vampire in the 1985 science fiction horror film ""Lifeforce"", directed by Tobe Hooper, in which she is naked for most of her performance. She also appeared in the 1996 space adventure game """". She played Isabella in ""The Jackal"", a 1997 action film. May recorded an album in 1992 called ""Joy of Love"". May has been married three times: Her first husband was Paul Powell. Her second husband was Gérard Darmon, with whom she"
"Irene Ryan Irene Ryan (born Jessie Irene Noblitt; October 17, 1902 – April 26, 1973) was an American actress who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television, and Broadway. Ryan is most widely known for her portrayal of Daisy May ""Granny"" Moses, the mother-in-law of Buddy Ebsen's character, on the long-running TV series ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" (1962–1971), for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1963 and 1964. Ryan was born Jessie Irene Noblitt on October 17, 1902, in El Paso, Texas. She was the second child and last daughter born"
"Marcia Mae Jones Marcia Mae Jones (August 1, 1924 – September 2, 2007) was an American actress whose prolific career spanned 47 years. Jones made her film debut at the age of two in the 1926 film ""Mannequin"". She appeared in films such as ""King of Jazz"" (1930), ""Street Scene"" (1931), and ""Night Nurse"" (1931) before rising to child stardom in the 1930s with roles in ""The Champ"" (1931) and, alongside Shirley Temple in ""Heidi"" (1937) and ""The Little Princess"" (1939). She also starred in films such as ""The Garden of Allah"" (1936), ""These Three"" (1936), and ""The Adventures of"
"years, she made her debut as an actress in the 1984 film ""Conan the Destroyer"", where she played alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. She later appeared in the James Bond film ""A View to a Kill"" as the villain May Day. After finishing filming in late 1984 she returned to the studio to work on a follow-up, ending an almost three-year-long hiatus. ""Slave to the Rhythm"", both song and album, was written by Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson and Trevor Horn and was produced by Trevor Horn, who was assisted by Lipson. Unlike most albums that feature a collection of different"
"Bridget Jones's Diary (film) Bridget Jones's Diary is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding. It is based on Fielding's 1996 novel of the same name, which is a reinterpretation of Jane Austen's ""Pride and Prejudice"". The adaptation stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget, Hugh Grant as the caddish Daniel Cleaver, and Colin Firth as Bridget's ""true love"", Mark Darcy. Production began in August 2000 and ended in November 2000, and took place largely on location in London and the Home Counties. The film premiered on 4 April 2001"
"clothing boutique, Rileyland Fashions. She also models the garments. Amber Riley Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986) is an American actress, singer and author. She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series ""Glee"" (2009–2015). For her performance on the series, she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for three Teen Choice Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, and a Grammy Award. In November 2016, Riley led the West End debut of ""Dreamgirls"", playing the lead role of Effie White. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in"
"Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film) Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron and written by Adam Brooks, Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding, based on Fielding's . It stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, Colin Firth as Mark Darcy, and Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver. The sequel to ""Bridget Jones's Diary"" (2001), the film was released in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2004 and in the United States a week later on 19 November 2004 to generally negative reviews from critics. Despite this, the film was a"
"Mother's Day (2016 film) Mother's Day is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Marshall, Tom Hines, Lily Hollander, Anya Kochoff-Romano and Matt Walker. It features an ensemble cast, led by Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Shay Mitchell, Julia Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Timothy Olyphant, Britt Robertson, Jack Whitehall, Héctor Elizondo, and Margo Martindale. Filming began on August 18, 2015, in Atlanta, Georgia. It was released in the United States on April 29, 2016 by Open Road Films and grossed $48 million worldwide. The film is similar in format to Marshall's previous two ensemble romantic comedies"
"Mayday (novel) Mayday is a 1979 thriller novel by American author Thomas Block. The novel was updated in 1998 by authors Thomas Block and Nelson DeMille and re-released as a paperback. A supersonic passenger jet flying over the Pacific Ocean is struck by an errant missile. Due to the effects of decompression and oxygen deprivation, all but a handful are incapacitated. Three survivors must attempt to land the airplane, despite attempts to cover up the disaster. ""Mayday"" was adapted in a television film that premiered on CBS-TV as a Sunday night movie on October 2, 2005. The movie stars Aidan"
"months before she was cast. She played the lead in Simon Fellows' 2009 ""Malice in Wonderland"", a modern adaptation of Lewis Carroll's ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". In 2010, Grace starred in the drama ""Flying Lessons"", and appeared opposite Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz in James Mangold's film ""Knight and Day"", as well as in ""Faster"", with Dwayne Johnson. Grace's busy schedule prevented her from returning as Shannon in ""LA X"", the season premiere for ""Lost""'s sixth and final season, but she eventually returned for the series finale ""The End"". In September 2010, it was revealed that Grace was chosen to"
"Disney XD series ""Crash & Bernstein"". She had a recurring role, as Faith Newman, on ""The Young and the Restless"" between 2013 and 2015. In 2015, she had a recurring role on the CBS series """". Grace played the role of Daisy in the science fiction thriller """"; the film, directed by Roland Emmerich, was released on June 24, 2016. In 2017, Grace played a lead role in the Marc Webb drama film ""Gifted"", starring alongside Chris Evans. She learned ice-skating to portray the younger version of Tonya Harding in the biopic ""I, Tonya"" and also played the significant role"
"of nearly thirty years were: She died of cancer in Purbrook, Hampshire on 24 October 2002 aged 65. Charmian May Charmian May (16 June 1937 – 24 October 2002) was an English actress best known for her television and film roles, she appeared in sitcoms ""The Good Life"", ""Keeping Up Appearances"" and 'film 'Bridget Jones's Diary"". She also appeared in ""The Worst Witch"" as Miss Pentangle, in ""Weirdsister College"" as Prof. Alicia Thunderblast, and she was Miss Milton in the Yorkshire Television series, ""You're Only Young Twice"". She also toured in the 1970s in a production of ""The Importance of"
"Grace Phipps Grace Victoria Phipps Padilla (born May 4, 1992), also known professionally as Gracie Gillam, is an American actress, singer and dancer. Grace Phipps is well known for starring in Disney channel movies ""Teen Beach Movie"" and ""Teen Beach 2"". In 2011, immediately after graduating from high school, Phipps starred in the prime role as Bee in the 2011 movie remake of the 1985 horror film ""Fright Night"", a DreamWorks movie. That year, she also originated the role of Amy in ""The Nine Lives of Chloe King"", an ABC Family series. She was cast as edgy beauty April Young"
"usual slasher tropes as it slowly and inexorably unravels, all leading up to a quietly haunting conclusion that is as heart-wrenching as it is unnerving."" Lucky McKee has stated that ""MAY wouldn't exist if it weren't for Amanda Plummer's character in ""THE FISHER KING""."" May (film) May is a 2002 American psychological horror film written and directed by Lucky McKee in his directorial debut. Starring Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris, and James Duval, the film follows a lonely young woman (Bettis) traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her. May"
"Emily Carey Emily Carey (born 30 April 2003) is a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her role of Grace Beauchamp in BBC One's ""Casualty"", which she played from 2014 to 2017. Carey also played the young Diana Prince (Wonder Woman), portrayed by Gal Gadot as an adult, in the Warner Brothers movie ""Wonder Woman"" (2017). She appeared as a young Lara Croft in the ""Tomb Raider"" reboot film, released in March 2018. Other notable work includes Mary Conan Doyle in the series ""Houdini and Doyle"" on FOX/ITV, and West End Theatre roles in ""Shrek The Musical"" at"
"Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress and model. She began acting at age six, with early roles in the supernatural horror film ""The Amityville Horror"" (2005), the drama series ""Desperate Housewives"" (2006–07), the supernatural horror film ""The Eye"" (2008), the drama film ""The Poker House"" (2008), the drama series ""Dirty Sexy Money"" (2007–08), the romantic comedy film ""500 Days of Summer"" (2009) and the children's comedy film ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" (2010). Moretz' breakthrough came in 2010 with her critically acclaimed performances as Hit-Girl in the superhero film ""Kick-Ass"" and"
"Mayday (UK TV series) Mayday is a British drama thriller, shown on BBC One, starring Sophie Okonedo, Aidan Gillen, Peter Firth, and Lesley Manville. The series' commission was announced on 27 April 2012 by the BBC Media Centre. The series was filmed in Dorking, Surrey, making use of street settings including the high street area, Cotmandene (an open grassed area close to the town centre), a kebab shop on the corner of Dene Street and Leith Hill. The old magistrates court was used as the police station and the production was based in Pippbrook House which had housed the town"
"""The Goodbye Girl"" (1978) and appeared in ""Pope of Greenwich Village"" (1984) among others. Maureen Moore Maureen Moore (born August 12, 1951 in Wallingford, Connecticut) is an American actress. Debuting on Broadway in 1974's revival of ""Gypsy"" as Dainty June, Moore has had a long career on stage (also appearing in some films and television). Although she has been cast in a number of major Broadway roles, Moore has notably carved out a niche as standby for the biggest stars on Broadway in such demanding starring roles as Edie/Edith in ""Grey Gardens"" (for Christine Ebersole), Mama Rose in ""Gypsy"" (for"
"on two occasions and had two sons with him. On September 2, 2007, Jones died in Woodland Hills, California, of complications of pneumonia. She was 83. Marcia Mae Jones Marcia Mae Jones (August 1, 1924 – September 2, 2007) was an American actress whose prolific career spanned 47 years. Jones made her film debut at the age of two in the 1926 film ""Mannequin"". She appeared in films such as ""King of Jazz"" (1930), ""Street Scene"" (1931), and ""Night Nurse"" (1931) before rising to child stardom in the 1930s with roles in ""The Champ"" (1931) and, alongside Shirley Temple in"
"Charmian May Charmian May (16 June 1937 – 24 October 2002) was an English actress best known for her television and film roles, she appeared in sitcoms ""The Good Life"", ""Keeping Up Appearances"" and 'film 'Bridget Jones's Diary"". She also appeared in ""The Worst Witch"" as Miss Pentangle, in ""Weirdsister College"" as Prof. Alicia Thunderblast, and she was Miss Milton in the Yorkshire Television series, ""You're Only Young Twice"". She also toured in the 1970s in a production of ""The Importance of Being Earnest"" by Oscar Wilde, playing a very formidable Lady Bracknell. Among her many roles in a career"
"Amber Riley Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986) is an American actress, singer and author. She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series ""Glee"" (2009–2015). For her performance on the series, she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for three Teen Choice Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, and a Grammy Award. In November 2016, Riley led the West End debut of ""Dreamgirls"", playing the lead role of Effie White. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2017 for her role in ""Dreamgirls""."
"The Crowded Day The Crowded Day is a 1954 British comedy-drama film directed by John Guillermin and starring John Gregson, Joan Rice, Cyril Raymond and Josephine Griffin. The film follows a group of shopgirls working in Bunting and Hobbs, a London department store, during the Christmas shopping season. It was released in the U.S. under the title Shop Spoiled. The Christmas holidays are approaching, and a group of shopgirls head to their jobs at Bunting and Hobbs, a busy London department store. Peggy French (Joan Rice) is upset at her shopman fiance, Leslie Randall (John Gregson), because he refuses to"
"Amazing Grace (1974 film) Amazing Grace is a 1974 comedy film featuring actress/comedian Moms Mabley, playing the title role of Grace Teasdale Grimes. Grace is a widow who influences the local mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland after she discovers her somewhat slow-witted neighbor is being used to run for mayor by shady politicians and the incumbent mayor to further his own self-serving reelection efforts. Grace knows the politicians have no interest in the betterment of the neighborhood and are only interested in getting their hands on the money that comes into it. She organizes some of the people in the"
"Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Neil Baldwin's mother, Mary, in the 2014 television film ""Marvellous"". In 2015, Jones played the part of Petunia Howe in the three-part BBC series ""Capital"", based on John Lanchester's novel of the same name. Gemma Jones Jennifer Gemma Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen. Her film appearances include ""Sense and Sensibility"" (1995), ""Bridget Jones's Diary"" (2001) and Woody Allen's ""You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger"" (2010). For her role in the BBC TV film ""Marvellous"" (2014), she won the 2015 BAFTA"
"Gemma Jones Jennifer Gemma Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen. Her film appearances include ""Sense and Sensibility"" (1995), ""Bridget Jones's Diary"" (2001) and Woody Allen's ""You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger"" (2010). For her role in the BBC TV film ""Marvellous"" (2014), she won the 2015 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress. Jones was born in Marylebone, the daughter of Irene (""née"" Isaac; 1911–1985) and Griffith Jones, an actor (1909–2007). Her brother Nicholas Jones is also an actor. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she won"
"Marjorie Main Marjorie Main is the stage name of Mary Tomlinson (February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975), was an American character actress and singer of the Classical Hollywood period, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s and 1950s, and for her role as Ma Kettle in ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Main started her career in vaudeville and theatre and appeared in films classics, such as ""Dead End"" (1937), ""Dark Command"" (1940), ""The Shepherd of the Hills"" (1941), ""Meet Me in St. Louis"" (1944), and ""Friendly Persuasion"" (1956). Mary Tomlinson was born on February 24,"
"Paris"", as ""Adelphi Collection Vol. 3"". The Crowded Day The Crowded Day is a 1954 British comedy-drama film directed by John Guillermin and starring John Gregson, Joan Rice, Cyril Raymond and Josephine Griffin. The film follows a group of shopgirls working in Bunting and Hobbs, a London department store, during the Christmas shopping season. It was released in the U.S. under the title Shop Spoiled. The Christmas holidays are approaching, and a group of shopgirls head to their jobs at Bunting and Hobbs, a busy London department store. Peggy French (Joan Rice) is upset at her shopman fiance, Leslie Randall"